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- 27 more shows announced at the Alhambra in Paris from April to June 2019 and additional European shows
Sugar Sammy continues to seduce the whole of France.
He has just won Best Comedian in the Le Parisien magazine’s prestigious countdown of 2018’s hottest performing arts and television stars in their annual Les Étoiles du Parisien show, which were announced tonight. The awards gala, which took place at the Théâtre de Mogodor, was televised for the first time, on the C8 network. He shares the honour in this category with comedian Fabrice Eboué.
“These are our favourites: The singers, live shows, films and TV shows that have thrilled our writers this year and which we’ll...

Nominated in Le Parisien’s Les Étoiles du Parisien end-of-year ceremony
After an incredible year, marked by a series of prestigious events, Canadian Comedy Superstar Sugar Sammy returns to Ottawa to perform
Friday & Saturday, September 13 & 14 at the Canadian Museum of History Theatre at 7:45 pm. Tickets ($39.99 - 49.99 + taxes & service charges) are on sale now at www.sugarsammy.com!
In addition to his success in Canada, Sugar Sammy’s star power continues to grow exponentially in France. He has been nominated in the Humour category in the Parisien magazine’s countdown of 2018’s hottest performing arts and television stars in their annual Les Étoiles du Parisien show,...

Chicago, San Jose, New York, Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Seattle And Toronto February & March, 2019
After an incredible year, marked by a series of prestigious events, comedy superstar Sugar Sammy is heading out across the US and Toronto in February & March of 2019, to bring them some much-needed comic relief.
This past year has seen him featured in the New York Times, the world’s most prestigious publication, as well as on the front page of its international edition; become a judge on La France a un Incroyable Talent, one of France’s most popular TV shows; perform in Malaysia and Singapore; launch two comedy specials and record a live show for Comedy Central Asia. The ratings for the second week of La France a un...

Thursday, Feb. 14, Friday, Feb. 15 & Saturday, Feb. 16
After an incredible year, marked by a series of prestigious events, Canadian Comedy Superstar Sugar Sammy returns to Toronto to perform Thursday, February 14, Friday, February 15 & Saturday, February 16 at the Randolph Theatre. Tickets ($29.99 - 49.99 + taxes & service charges) go on sale today (Thursday, Nov 15) at 10 am at www.sugarsammy.com.
Sugar Sammy never backs down from a challenge. Ultimately, his comedy has changed the landscape of our cultural reality by confronting language and social issues and exploring the great cultural divide. He can hit on cultural, social and political themes with such charm and finesse that it allows him to push the envelope a...

If you had to script the perfect year, it would be tough to create one better than comedian Sugar Sammy’s 2018. Whatever the opposite of annus horribilus is, that’s what he’s living. This Saturday (November 10) at 7pm on CTV Canada’s national newsmagazine W5 profiles the Montreal-born comic. CTV National Bureau Chief Geneviève Beauchemin spent time with him both in his hometown of Montreal and in Paris, where he’s currently performing a residency at the Alhambra Theatre and doing dates in France, Belgium and Switzerland. Viewers will visit the Côte des Neiges neighbourhood where he spent his childhood and which formed the bilingual performer who would go on to create his ground-breaking comedy;...

Returning with a 10-part series to air every Tuesday starting 14 August
MALAYSIA, 6 JULY 2018 – Good things come in threes and none better than Season 3 of Comedy Central's original series, Comedy Central Stand-Up, Asia! Produced in partnership with comedy entertainment company LOL Events in Malaysia for the third year running, it will return to screens in Asia in August. Comedy Central Stand-Up, Asia! Season 3 is a 10-part series that will feature 15 of the most distinct voices in Asian comedy from around the world, giving audiences an opportunity to experience the different facets of Asian stand-up.
Comedy Central Stand-Up, Asia! will premiere on Comedy Central in Asia on 14 August, Tuesday at 9pm (WIB) and 10pm...

- 2 Live shows in Malaysia & Singapore
- Filming of Comedy Central: Stand-Up Asia! TV special -
Sugar Sammy’s world domination is bringing him to the various corners of the earth. The comedian will return to Paris again this fall, performing at L’Alhambra where he has been in residence since November 2017.
Since finishing his groundbreaking You’re Gonna Rire tour in Montreal in July 2016 with an outdoor performance in front of over 115,000 people, Sugar Sammy’s humour has been embraced by Europe.
But now, he heads to Asia to perform on July 7 in Malaysia and July 13 in Singapore.
And on July 9 & 10 he films Comedy Central: Stand-Up, Asia! Season 3 at the
HGH Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur,...

SUGAR SAMMY’S GROUNDBREAKING, CONTROVERSIAL HIT COMEDY SHOW, YOU’RE GONNA RIRE / EN FRANÇAIS SVP ! AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME ON DVD AND FOR DOWNLOAD TOMORROW - MAY 1, 2018!
Montreal comedian, Sugar Sammy’s massively successful You’re Gonna Rire / En français svp ! comedy specials will be released for purchase TOMORROW for the first time on DVD and for download. The DVD will be sold exclusively on Amazon Canada, the digital versions will be available on iTunes Canada and Google Play Canada and all are accessible via sugarsammy.com. You're Gonna Rire, the bilingual show, and En français svp !, the French version of the show, will be sold...

- Additional shows at l’Alhambra in Paris spring 2018
- Touring France, Belgium, Switzerland February & March 2018
***Plus secret shows in Montreal early next year
Montréal (Dec 27, 2017) – Before New Year’s Eve, we had to add a few more shows to kick off 2018. Because, as we say at Sugar Sammy HQ: On ne chôme pas! And France can’t get enough of this Québecois.
After selling over 25,000 tickets in France, at the Point-Virgule, Européen and Alhambra theatres in Paris and on tour around France, Sugar Sammy’s success with the French continues. He’s adding more shows at l’Alhambra in the new year, in May and June 2018. Tickets go on sale tomorrow (Dec 28)...

The 2017 Just For Laughs Canadian Comedy Tour is thrilled to announce that Canadian superstar comedian, Sugar Sammy¸ will host the 17th edition of the annual comedy tour this fall. Fresh from hosting two critically acclaimed sold-out Galas at the 35th edition of the Montreal International Just For Laughs Comedy Festival this July, the JFL Tour will see Sugar Sammy, along with the cynically good natured Alonzo Bodden and the hilarious Gina Brillon, perform in prestigious theatres across Canada beginning October 13 in Surrey, BC and wrapping up in Kitchener, ON on October 28. Tickets go on sale Friday, August 25 at 10:00 AM local time.
About Sugar Sammy
He is a charismatic provocateur: Sugar Sammy seamlessly...

Just For Laughs marks their milestone 35th edition with a comedy cavalcade of stars
JFL marks a momentous anniversary presenting comedic legends, to the hottest stars of today including Jerry Seinfeld & Gad Elmaleh, Kevin Hart, Trevor Noah, Sugar Sammy, Judd Apatow, Ali Wong, Laverne Cox, Rick Mercer, David Spade, Howie Mandel, Danny McBride and the cast of Vice Principals, John Mulaney and many more!
Montréal, May 3, 2017 – The Just For Laughs Festival, presented by Videotron in association with Loto-Québec is excited to announce the first slate of this year’s unrivaled, extraordinary line up of comedians who will descend upon Montreal, turning the city into the epicenter of comedy for its...

PARIS, FRANCE (April 26th, 2017) - Since playing 42 sold out shows at Point-Virgule and 36 sold out shows at l’Européen , Sugar Sammy has extended his French tour with 25 shows at l’Alhambra Theater Music Hall starting November 9th, 2017!
Shows every Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 9:30PM starting November 9th thru December 31st, 2017.
Since September 2016, Sugar Sammy has performed his one man comedy show, written specifically for French audiences, in the American stand-up tradition: one man, one mic, no holds barred! France has now discovered Sugar Sammy: a Canadian of Indian descent, who has toured the world with his unique vision and observations, now living in France. His quick...

NEW YORK, NY (April 19, 2017) – Following over 1,500 shows in 29 countries in English, French, Hindi and Punjabi, award-winning Canadian comedian Sugar Sammy is back in the US and will headline 40 shows in seven cities. The tour will kick off May 11th in San Jose and will continue on to Seattle, Atlanta, Houston, Austin, Atlanta, Naples and New York until July 15th, 2017.
Ticket and venue information is available at http://www.sugarsammy.com, and you can find the full list of tour locations and dates below.
Sugar Sammy Comedy Tour:
Thursday, May 11th – Sunday, May 14th, 2017 – Rooster T. Feathers Comedy Club – San Jose, CA
Thursday, May 18th – Saturday, May 20th 2017 – The Parlor Live...

Now 20 shows on sale at l’Européen theatre in Paris.
Following 1,400 shows in 28 countries in English, French, Hindi and Punjabi, including one performance in front of 115,000 people at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival, comedian Sugar Sammy has arrived in France!
After honing his material during 42 sold-out preview shows at the legendary Point-Virgule in Paris, Sugar Sammy will be making his home at L’Européen theatre for 20 evenings, starting March 1, 2017. This marks the official launch of a show written specifically for French audiences and performed in the American stand-up tradition: one man, one mic, no holds barred!
In his own inimitable, rapid-fire style, the charismatic and provocative...

Sugar Sammy is the comedian who's sold the most tickets to a debut one-man show in Quebec history.
This Thursday, July 28, he presents final performance of You're Gonne Rire at Montreal's Place des Festivals.
Just over four years after it first hit the stage on February 23, 2012, Montreal comedian Sugar Sammy’s hit bilingual show You’re Gonna rire / En français svp has sold 371,509 tickets, setting a new record. Throughout its 420-performance tour, it’s generated over $17.4 million in box office revenues.* “I’d like to thank everyone who made this success possible: the comedians and DJs who warmed up the audiences, the production team, evenko, the venue staff, the marketing...